STATE GRAND JURY INDICTS SIX PEOPLE IN PIZZA BURGLARIES

DENVER — The Colorado Attorney General’s Office announced today that it has obtained a 35-count indictment from the statewide Grand Jury against six individuals for an alleged pattern of racketeering activity. The six are accused of primarily burglarizing Denver-area pizza and restaurant establishments in addition to other commercial businesses. They are all charged in Adams County District Court under the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act.

“We ask the public to help us locate Michael Scott Warner and David Arthur Barnes so that they will be held accountable for these prolific crimes,” said Attorney General John Suthers. “Justice, like pizza, should be delivered as quickly as possible.”

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Warner or Barnes should call local law enforcement or Detective Hoodak at 303-450-8858. The Office of the Attorney General worked in conjunction with the Adams County District Attorney’s Office and the Northglenn and Commerce City Police Departments. The Office of the Attorney General will prosecute the case in Adams County District Court. The four arrested defendants will next appear in Division T of the Adams District Court on October 18, 2012.

The filing of criminal charges or an indictment is merely a formal accusation that an individual committed a crime. Each defendant should be presumed innocent until proven guilty.